East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 67

Vocabulary

그러다

geureoda — To do so, to act in that way

갑자기

gapjagi — Suddenly, all of a sudden

그는

geuneun — He (subject marker attached)

소를

soreul — Cow (object marker attached)

풀밭까지

pulbatkkaji — All the way to the grassy field

데려가기엔

deryeogagien — As for taking someone/something there

너무

neomu — Too, excessively, very much

멀다는

meoldaneun — Saying that it is far away

생각이

saenggagi — Thought, idea (subject marker attached)

들었고

deureotgo — Had a thought and then (connective)

그래서

geuraeseo — So, therefore, for that reason

그냥

geunyang — Just, simply, without any special reason

지붕

jibung — Roof of a building or house

위에

wie — On top of, above (location marker)

올려놓기로

ollyenokilro — Decided to place or put up on top

했습니다

haetsseumnida — Did, performed an action (formal past tense)

아시다시피

asidasipi — As you know, as you are aware

그

geu — That, the (demonstrative determiner)

집의

jibui — Of the house, the house's (possessive)

지붕은

jibungeun — The roof (topic marker attached)

잔디로

jandiro — With grass, made of turf

덮여

deopyeo — Covered, overlaid with something

있었고

isseotgo — Was in a state and (connective past)

그곳에는

geugose-neun — In that place, at that spot (topic)

풀이

puri — Grass (subject marker attached)

무성하게

museongbage — Lushly, densely, abundantly growing

자라고

jarago — Growing (connective form of 자라다)

있었거든요

isseotgeodeunyo — Was there, you see (explanatory ending)

집은

jibeun — The house (topic marker attached)

가파른

gapareun — Steep, sharply inclined (modifier form)

언덕에

eondeoge — On a hill, at a slope (locative)

바짝

bajjak — Very close, tightly pressed against something

붙어

bueo — Attached to, sticking closely to

뒤쪽

dwijjok — The back side, the rear direction

지붕까지

jibungkkaji — All the way up to the roof

널빤지를

neolppanjireul — A wooden plank (object marker attached)

하나

hana — One, a single (native Korean number)

걸쳐

geolchyeo — Laying across, spanning over something

놓으면

noeumyeon — If one places or puts something down

쉽게

swipge — Easily, without difficulty

올릴

ollil — To lift up, to raise (future modifier)

수

su — A way, means, possibility (bound noun)

있을

isseul — There will be, it will exist (future)

거라고

georago — Saying that it will be (indirect quote)

생각했습니다

saenggakhaetsseumnida — Thought, considered something (formal past tense)

하지만

hajiman — However, but, on the other hand

버터

beoteo — Butter (loanword from English)

제조통을

jejottongeul — Butter churn container (object marker attached)

둘

dul — To place, to leave (modifier form here)

수가

suga — Possibility, means (subject marker attached)

없었습니다

eopseosseumnida — There was not, it did not exist

어린

eorin — Young, little (modifier form of 어리다)

아기가

agiga — Baby, infant (subject marker attached)

바닥을

The floor, the ground (object marker)

기어

gie — Crawling (connective form of 기다)

다니고

danigo — Going around, moving about (connective)

두면

dumyeon — If one leaves or keeps something somewhere

아이가

aiga — The child (subject marker attached)

틀림없이

teullimeopsi — Certainly, without doubt, surely

뒤엎어

dwieopeo — Overturning, tipping over something

버릴

beoril — Will discard or ruin (future modifier)

것

geot — Thing, fact, event (bound noun)

이라고

irago — Saying that it is (quotative form)

생각했기

saenggakhaetgi — Because thought, having thought (causal)

때문입니다

ttaemun-imnida — It is because of, due to (formal)

등에

deunge — On the back (of a person)

지고

jigo — Carrying on one's back (connective)

밖으로

bakkeuro — To the outside, outward direction

나갔습니다

nagatsseumnida — Went outside, exited (formal past tense)

그런데

geureonde — But, however, by the way

위로

wiro — Upward, to the top direction

올리기

olligi — Lifting up, raising (nominal form)

전에

jeone — Before, prior to (time expression)

먼저

meonjeo — First, beforehand, ahead of others

물을

mureul — Water (object marker attached)

우물에서

umureseo — From the well (source location marker)

길으려고

gireulryeogo — In order to draw water from a well

양동이를

yangdonireul — A bucket, pail (object marker attached)

들었습니다

deureosseumnida — Picked up, lifted (formal past tense)

우물가에

umulgage — At the side of the well

몸을

momeul — The body (object marker attached)

구부리는

gubeurineun — Bending, stooping the body (present modifier)

순간

sungan — The moment, the instant something happens

제조통

jejotong — Churn, manufacturing container for butter

안의

anui — Inside of, within (possessive marker)

크림이

keurimi — Cream (subject marker attached, loanword)

모두

modu — All, entirely, every bit of it

그의

geuui — His, belonging to him (possessive)

어깨

eokkae — Shoulder (of the human body)

너머로

neomero — Over, across, to the other side

흘러

heulleo — Flowing, trickling (connective form)

우물

umul — A well for drawing water

속으로

sogeuro — Into the inside of something

떨어지고

tteoreojigo — Falling down and (connective form)

말았습니다

marasseumnida — Ended up doing, regrettably happened (past)

이제

ije — Now, at this point in time

점심때가

jeomsimttaega — Lunchtime (subject marker attached)

다

da — All, completely, nearly (adverb)

되었는데

doeeonnneunde — Has become, it turned out (connective)

버터도

beoteodo — Even the butter (topic/also marker)

아직

ajik — Still, not yet, even now

만들지

mandeuljji — Make, produce (negative connective form)

못했습니다

motaetsseumnida — Could not do, was unable to (formal)

죽이라도

jugiraado — At least porridge, even gruel

끓이는

kkeulhineun — Boiling, simmering (present modifier form)

게

ge — Thing to do, it being (contracted form)

낫겠다고

natgetdago — Saying it would be better (quoted)

생각하여

saenggakhayeo — Thinking, having thought (connective form)

냄비에

naembje — In a pot or saucepan (locative)

채워

chaeweo — Filled up, stuffing with contents

불

bul — Fire, flame, heat source

걸어

georeo — Hanging over, placing on fire

놓았습니다

noasseumnida — Placed, put, left (formal past tense)

그렇게

geureoke — Like that, in that way, so

하고

hago — Doing and, having done (connective)

나서

naseo — After doing, having come out and then

소가

soga — The cow (subject marker attached)

지붕에서

jibungeseo — From the roof (source location marker)

떨어져

tteoreojyeo — Falling off, dropping from somewhere

다리나

darina — A leg or (listing alternatives)

목이

mogi — The neck (subject marker attached)

부러질지도

bureojiiljido — Might break, could possibly fracture

모른다는

moreumdaneun — Saying one doesn't know (quoted uncertainty)

묶어

mukkeo — Tying up, binding (connective form)

두려고

duryeogo — In order to leave or keep tied

올라갔습니다

ollagatsseumnida — Went up, climbed up (formal past tense)